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The added hooks hooks.prof_sample and hooks.prof_sample_free are intended to allow advanced users to track additional information, to enable new ways of profiling on top of the jemalloc heap profile and sample features. The sample hook is invoked after the allocation and backtracing, and forwards the both the allocation and backtrace to the user hook; the sample_free hook happens before the actual deallocation, and forwards only the ptr and usz to the hook.
jemalloc is a general purpose malloc(3) implementation that emphasizes fragmentation avoidance and scalable concurrency support. jemalloc first came into use as the FreeBSD libc allocator in 2005, and since then it has found its way into numerous applications that rely on its predictable behavior. In 2010 jemalloc development efforts broadened to include developer support features such as heap profiling and extensive monitoring/tuning hooks. Modern jemalloc releases continue to be integrated back into FreeBSD, and therefore versatility remains critical. Ongoing development efforts trend toward making jemalloc among the best allocators for a broad range of demanding applications, and eliminating/mitigating weaknesses that have practical repercussions for real world applications. The COPYING file contains copyright and licensing information. The INSTALL file contains information on how to configure, build, and install jemalloc. The ChangeLog file contains a brief summary of changes for each release. URL: http://jemalloc.net/